A restaurant called Cowcow Korean BBQ has registered with Lewisham Council at 47-49 Lee High Road, in Lee Green. Its entry on the national food hygiene register is marked as awaiting inspection, which is how a newly registered food business appears.
The same address was home to Cow Cow, which held a top rating of 5 when last recorded on 11 September. That entry has now been removed. The register does not say whether Cow Cow closed or simply changed its name, and nothing in it says when the new restaurant will open its doors.
If it is a rebrand rather than a replacement, Lee High Road keeps a restaurant in a unit that could have stood empty. That is the better outcome for the parade, and the new rating will show whether the standard carries over.
- Cowcow Korean BBQ is registered as a restaurant/cafe/canteen at 47-49 Lee High Road, SE13 5NS, under Lewisham authority.
- The new entry is marked awaiting inspection as a new registration.
- Cow Cow's last recorded rating at the address was 5, when last seen on the register on 11 September 2026.
- Cow Cow's hygiene record has been removed; the register does not confirm whether it closed or changed hands.
Every factual claim in this story is linked to the evidence behind it. Where the newsroom has added judgement or framing, it is listed separately. Sources accessed 6 October 2026.
- ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1997959 (source)
- ratings.food.gov.uk/ (Food hygiene register, new registration)
Claim by claim (4 facts, 1 editorial judgements)
- Cowcow Korean BBQ is registered as a restaurant/cafe/canteen at 47-49 Lee High Road, SE13 5NS, under Lewisham authority. — source“Name: Cowcow Korean BBQ Type: Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Address: 47-49 Lee High Road, London, SE13 5NS Hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection (new registration)”
- The new entry is marked awaiting inspection as a new registration. — source“Hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection (new registration)”
- Cow Cow's last recorded rating at the address was 5, when last seen on the register on 11 September 2026. — Food hygiene register, new registration, 2026-09-11“Last hygiene rating we recorded: 5 On the register when we last saw it: 2026-09-11”
- Cow Cow's hygiene record has been removed; the register does not confirm whether it closed or changed hands. — Food hygiene register, new registration“That usually means it has stopped trading at this address or changed hands. What it is not: confirmation of either.”
- Judgement: If this is a rebrand rather than a replacement, the parade keeps a restaurant in a unit that could have stood empty, which is the better outcome for Lee High Road.
